Ja det stämmer. Putin klargjorde i München 2007 att Natos expansion mot Rysslands gräns var oacceptabel. Ukrainarna var själva emot att gå med i Nato, endast 30% kunde ens tänka sig det. Faktum var att fler i Ukraina såg Nato som ett hot än som en säkerhet.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/167927/crisis-ukrainians-likely-nato-threat.aspx
Även Frankrike och Tyskland var emot Ukraina som medlem i Nato.
Citat:
In mid-January, the Ukrainian government asked NATO to agree to a membership action plan (MAP) for Ukraine at the April Bucharest summit. In the end, a number of European members blocked consensus for three reasons: (1) the low level of public support in Ukraine for joining NATO; (2) the strained cohabitation between President Yushchenko and the presidential administration, on the one hand, and Prime Minister Tymoshenko and the cabinet, on the other; and (3) the possible Russian reaction.
Germany, France and the other countries that were not ready at Bucharest to support a MAP shared one or more of these concerns. While some critics of the German stance blame it solely on “caving to Russian interests,” that is an oversimplification and not correct. The reluctant Europeans also had concerns about the situation within Ukraine.
Germany, France and the other countries that were not ready at Bucharest to support a MAP shared one or more of these concerns. While some critics of the German stance blame it solely on “caving to Russian interests,” that is an oversimplification and not correct. The reluctant Europeans also had concerns about the situation within Ukraine.
USAs ambassadör i Moskva varnade för att Natos expansion in i Ukraina kunde leda till inbördeskrig som sedan Ryssland intervenerade i.
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08MOSCOW265_a.html
Ändå så deklarerades efter Natos Bucharestmöte en månad senare
"NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. We agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO."
Jag vet inte hur USA lyckades få med sina europeiska allierade på detta. Genom Nato så lyckades USA försämra relationerna mellan Europa och Ryssland för att försvaga båda.
